The Irishman: Movie Review (No Spoilers)
By Michael Momper I had the distinct pleasure of writing about one of my favorite directors, Quentin Tarantino, in a review earlier this year. Great filmmakers like him labor for years over their projects and put their full creative weight behind their ideas. Big names like his command respect, and through the years gather the adulation and even friendship of a multitude of extremely talented actors (for Tarantino, this would be people like Samuel L. Jackson, Harvey Kietel, Tim Roth, Brad Pitt etc). I can’t help but to feel extremely lucky to review a brand new Martin Scorsese movie within only a few months of the release of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood . Scorsese is a masterful artist and likely my favorite director of all time. Perhaps just a brief discussion on what he does so well would be appropriate before diving into a specific breakdown of his latest, The Irishman - a movie that showcases almost every single one of his strengths and none of his weaknesses, indeed a tr...